State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,384 Oklahoma births in 1961 across 916 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Oklahoma more than they say America.

#67Darlaoutside the national top 200
#72Tonya#199 nationally
#86Janaoutside the national top 200
#68Jamie#171 nationally
#98Donnieoutside the national top 200
#100Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#99Karla#195 nationally
#37Dana#128 nationally
#54Shelly#145 nationally
#69Glenda#159 nationally
#35Sherri#121 nationally
#66Pam#144 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa532US #2
#2Brenda417US #11
#3Mary413US #1
#4Karen361US #5
#5Teresa355US #18
#6Donna354US #7
#7Linda346US #4
#8Susan300US #3
#9Pamela279US #15
#10Tammy279US #28
#11Cynthia264US #8
#12Sandra247US #9
#13Debbie240US #31
#14Debra239US #13
#15Deborah238US #10
#16Rhonda237US #46
#17Kathy234US #25
#18Patricia222US #6
#19Cheryl212US #20
#20Cindy205US #33
#21Sharon204US #17
#22Kimberly201US #22
#23Janet200US #32
#24Carol195US #24
#25Lori194US #14
#26Kelly192US #45
#27Terri189US #51
#28Sherry183US #53
#29Nancy182US #16
#30Robin176US #27
#31Connie172US #50
#32Barbara171US #12
#33Laura170US #21
#34Elizabeth157US #19
#35Sherri154US #121
#36Angela152US #38
#37Dana149US #128
#38Kim146US #36
#39Rebecca144US #44
#40Carla142US #77
#41Julie142US #23
#42Paula138US #60
#43Vicki137US #76
#44Cathy120US #55
#45Diana119US #56
#46Denise118US #30
#47Tina118US #41
#48Anita117US #91
#49Sheila114US #59
#50Carolyn110US #42
#51Judy109US #58
#52Janice108US #52
#53Michelle103US #34
#54Shelly93US #145
#55Becky89US #115
#56Vickie88US #107
#57Beverly87US #66
#58Tamara85US #125
#59Melissa83US #95
#60Regina81US #98
#61Jennifer79US #47
#62Leslie79US #84
#63Tracy79US #64
#64Stephanie77US #78
#65Gina76US #117
#66Pam76US #144
#67Darla75
#68Jamie75US #171
#69Glenda74US #159
#70Rita73US #105
#71Theresa71US #35
#72Tonya71US #199
#73Kathryn69US #93
#74Melinda66US #129
#75Martha65US #81
#76Peggy65US #88
#77Betty64US #87
#78Margaret64US #40
#79Diane63US #26
#80Joyce63US #62
#81Shirley63US #85
#82Catherine61US #48
#83Jackie61US #112
#84Jacqueline61US #37
#85Deanna59US #156
#86Jana59
#87Kathleen58US #29
#88Penny58US #101
#89Phyllis58US #120
#90Carrie57US #139
#91Katherine56US #86
#92Laurie56US #43
#93Annette55US #73
#94Beth55US #65
#95Sheri55US #168
#96Toni55US #149
#97Charlotte54US #147
#98Dawn54US #49
#99Karla54US #195
#100Ladonna54

Boys

#1David915US #2
#2James800US #4
#3Michael783US #1
#4Robert725US #5
#5John696US #3
#6Mark654US #6
#7Charles419US #13
#8William410US #7
#9Steven398US #10
#10Richard373US #8
#11Kevin351US #14
#12Gary332US #21
#13Terry315US #32
#14Kenneth303US #16
#15Randy293US #33
#16Larry289US #30
#17Jerry276US #37
#18Gregory265US #23
#19Ronald262US #24
#20Billy258US #68
#21Donald257US #22
#22Jeffrey235US #11
#23Scott231US #19
#24Mike223US #36
#25Jimmy221US #71
#26Thomas220US #9
#27Timothy219US #15
#28Paul207US #18
#29Ricky198US #44
#30Tony185US #53
#31Danny181US #54
#32Brian179US #20
#33Roger177US #47
#34Jeff176US #49
#35Stephen166US #27
#36Johnny165US #70
#37Dennis164US #34
#38Steve162US #45
#39Bobby160US #76
#40Daniel159US #17
#41Douglas159US #28
#42Joe158US #60
#43Anthony152US #25
#44Christopher150US #26
#45Keith149US #35
#46Chris148US #57
#47Ronnie140US #91
#48Bruce125US #40
#49Russell124US #55
#50Tommy119US #116
#51Carl118US #56
#52Greg116US #77
#53Joseph115US #12
#54Randall115US #63
#55Roy114US #83
#56Curtis110US #75
#57Tim110US #65
#58Alan107US #51
#59Darrell107US #101
#60Bryan103US #82
#61Phillip103US #69
#62George101US #31
#63Dale99US #58
#64Todd96US #46
#65Rodney93US #72
#66Edward92US #29
#67Jeffery92US #50
#68Gerald89US #62
#69Harold88US #94
#70Craig86US #43
#71Don85US #121
#72Kelly84US #125
#73Raymond84US #48
#74Patrick81US #39
#75Troy81US #100
#76Jay79US #81
#77Eric78US #38
#78Jim78US #78
#79Micheal77US #103
#80Barry76US #66
#81Eddie70US #102
#82Frank70US #41
#83Jon64US #93
#84Allen61US #96
#85Tracy61US #119
#86Bill60US #104
#87Rickey60US #153
#88Stanley60US #106
#89Kent58US #147
#90Victor58US #99
#91Bradley56US #87
#92Brent55US #137
#93Jack54US #90
#94Martin54US #73
#95Samuel54US #89
#96Wesley52US #163
#97Ray50US #126
#98Donnie47
#99Matthew47US #59
#100Mitchell47US #118

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑24Shelly#54
↑24Melinda#74
↑21Robin#30
↑20Sherri#35
↑17Michelle#53
↑17Theresa#71
↑17Martha#75
↑16Gina#65

Falling

↓24Ladonna#100
↓23Diane#79
↓23Jack#93
↓20Betty#77
↓20Margaret#78
↓16Peggy#76
↓14Carolyn#50
↓14Shirley#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.